1985 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration28 February 1985 (1985-02-28) – 28 April 1985 (1985-04-28)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Chen Tze-chung (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Chen Tze-ming
1984
1986

The 1985 Asia Golf Circuit was the 24th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
3 MarCathay Pacific Hong Kong OpenHong Kong150,000United States Mark Aebli (1)
10 MarBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia150,000Australia Terry Gale (4)
17 MarThailand OpenThailand100,000Australia Bill Israelson (1)
24 MarIndian OpenIndia100,000Canada Tony Grimes (1)
31 MarSingapore OpenSingapore100,000Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (6)
7 AprIndonesia OpenIndonesia100,000Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (4)
14 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan120,000Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (10)
21 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea120,000Taiwan Chen Tze-chung (1)
28 AprDunlop International OpenJapan200,000Taiwan Chen Tze-chung (2)JPN

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)
Winner Notes
24 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines21,000United States Mark Aebli

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Taiwan Chen Tze-ming715
2Australia Rodger Davis557

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
  2. JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

  1. "Republic remain down the queue". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228. ISBN 0862541247.
  3. "The 'Great White Shark' skins his better-fancied rivals". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via Trove.
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